Re: Word 2004 does not show "Format/Fonts" or "Tools/Language" - FIXED!

From: Beth Rosengard (bethrosengard_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/08/04 

Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 15:42:25 -0700

Hi Tony,

You didn't say if you checked for third-party add-ins. See here if you
didn't: <http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/Add-Ins.htm> 

-- 
Beth Rosengard
Mac MVP
Mac Word FAQ:  <http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/index.htm>
Entourage Help Page:  <http://www.entourage.mvps.org>
On 7/8/04 1:47 PM, in article 2004070822473027590%nospam@nospamcom, "Tony"
<nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> Thanks Beth.
> 
> For sure it has something to do with my system. But since I have no
> problem with any other application (and I use a lot of them), it seems
> to me that Word must be peculiar in some way too. I have been
> experiencing this annoying problem with Office v.X and Office 2004 on
> Mac OS X 10.2.8 and previous versions.
> 
> I have removed the full Office and re-installed several times. Even
> removed all fonts from Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 (I have both systems on
> the external booting FireWire disk). Fixed permissions and ran disk
> repair utilities.
> 
> All seems OK, yet the unexpected Word quits persist. It is really
> frustrating. I must save every few words to avoid losing my work. It is
> unpredictable but strikes mostly when copy/pasting/cutting and also
> when I quit Word (weird!).
> 
> I have not installed yet Panther though because some applications that
> I use are not Panther-compatible.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> ---
> On 2004-07-08 19:18:51 +0200, Beth Rosengard
> <bethrosengard@earthlink.net> said:
> 
>> Hi Tony,
>> 
>> I don't think it has anything to do with the way Word handles memory.  If
>> that were the case, everyone would have these problems and they don't.  It's
>> something in your system.  It's possible that upgrading to OS 10.3.4 would
>> help, but then again it might not.
>> 
>> There are various reasons why Word might quit unexpectedly, including
>> conflicts with third-party add-ins and font duplication or corruption.  I
>> suggest you work through the procedures outlined here:
>> <http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/TroubleshootingIndex.htm>
>> 
>> Good luck!
> 
>

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